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Buy what you know. (That's the expression, right?) This year, I'm going to skip the scarves and wallets and stay in my wheelhouse: Everyone on my list is getting a beauty gift perfectly tailored to them.

Maybe some day we'll all want matte, powdery skin. But for now, we're more interested in adjectives like luminous, glowing, and dewy. Whether you want a carefully layered routine or prefer more of a one-and-done technique, take your pick from eleven of our favorite illuminating products.

As editors at Allure, we're constantly asked about our lengthy skin-care routines and the makeup we wear every day, so we got a group of staffers to detail each step in their extensive daytime product lineups.

It's our job to test every skin-care product in the world. (Yes, it's really a job.) With access to the best of the best from every luxe brand, drugstore aisle, and pharmacy in the world, our editors' routines are worth talking about—or straight up copying. We compiled ten nightly routines, step by step, for your convenience.

You might think that an office full of beauty editors would be full of hard-core anti-aging fiends, climbing into bathtubs full of collagen boosters and cozying up to every new wrinkle-fighting technology we can find. The reality is a lot more varied. (Hey, we're only human!) These Allure editors take you through their sometimes-complicated relationship with the world of seeking perpetual youth.

We do it for ramps. And eggs. And God knows we do it for kale. So it was only a matter of time before the plants that we love to use in our skin care came directly from a farm. These are our favorites in this ever-growing (nonindustrial) industry.

There's a lot to look forward to during the holidays—time off with family, endless parties, the Mariah Carey Pandora channel, and for beauty nuts, a bevy of limited-edition gift sets all dressed up for the festivities. To make your holiday shopping experience a little bit easier, we've narrowed down the best deals of the bunch.